A Study on the Development of a Single-Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker Tester

Single-Chamber 페이스메이커 테스터의 개발에 관한 연구

  • Kang, B.Y. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Shin, J.W. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yoon, Y.R. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
  • 강병윤 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과) ;
  • 신재우 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과) ;
  • 윤영로 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과)
  • Published : 1998.11.20

Abstract

In this study, the design of the single-chamber pacemaker tester is presented. It is important to test the functions of the pacemaker before it is implanted into the patient. A pacemaker tester, that is presented in this study, is able to examine pacemaker parameters such as sensing threshold and refractory period. We need to make artificial intracardiac electrogram in order to test the pacemaker parameters. We know from the previous practical examples that a triangle pulse is similar to the physiologic intracardiac electrogram. The tester generates the simplified electrograms and PC software examines the output pulses of the pacemaker which is VVIR mode in closed-loop simulation.

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